Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Op-Ed: Drawing a AAA-Road Map for Post-Downgrade America
The Atlantic | August 11, 2011 The country's most critical structural problem isn't employment or entitlements. It's Washington. And its window to...
Op-Ed: S&P Rating: How to Get Back to AAA
CNN Money | August 8, 2011 Oh, AAA credit rating -- we never knew how much we loved you until we lost you. Just one more chance, please! It's like a...
Op-Ed: With Downgrade, Now Can We Get Serious About Debt?
CNN | August 6, 2011 You can't say we didn't have a heads up. Just a few weeks ago, S&P said: "We may lower the long-term rating on the U.S. by one or...
Op-Ed: Debt Deal--We Can, and Must, Do Better
CNN | August 2, 2011 Picture a negotiation with your boss that goes something like this: You walk in with dynamite strapped to your body and demand a...
Op-Ed: Who Won and Lost in the Debt Deal?
The Washington Post | August 2, 2011 Well, at least we didn’t default. That’s probably the best thing to say about the proposed debt deal. But the...
Op-Ed: The Gang of Six Is Our Best Chance for a Debt Deal in This Congress
The Atlantic | July 20, 2011 The debt ceiling deadline is days away, but something unusual is happening in Congress. Rather than playing the short...
Op-Ed: Don't Give Up on Grand Bargain on Debt
CNN | July 15, 2011 Maybe the cynics are right. Maybe it will prove too heavy a lift to use the occasion of the debt ceiling increase to put in place...
Op-Ed: Go Big on the Debt Ceiling
CNN Money | July 9, 2011 So President Obama has reportedly given congressional leaders a menu of options in the debt ceiling talks: a small, temporary...